Are the Google maps or the DOTD maps more accurate

DOTD website is showing that bluff Rd by my house is closed which is absolutely untrue, it couldn't be drier. So not all of their information is accurate either

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Google maps are based on cell phone data. Several roads were showing green because no one was traveling them however they were not passable. I would absolutely trust DOTD during emergencies like this.

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DOTD website is showing that bluff Rd by my house is closed which is absolutely untrue, it couldn't be drier. So not all of their information is accurate either

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This is exactly what has me concerned.

I suppose first responders could be traveling routes that are not accessible to the public just yet skewing the cell phone data.

the DOTD stuff gives you a good idea of an entire area but the actual road closures are most likely a day lagged behind of what's actually closed.

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I am having a hard time trusting that portions of French Settlement and Port Vincent and St Amant are all open.

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The problem is the areas between the non flooded areas. I have been told that Both French Settlement schools are dry and being used to run operations but as you can see from these photos that many areas of hwy 22 have problems

511.org

I used this yesterday to travel from Biloxi to Houston.

Honestly, in my travels Saturday night and Sunday day attempting to get family members out of Denham, Waze seemed to have the most up-to-date information on closures but it did let me down on my way back Saturday night by telling me I-12 was open from Hammond to Covington.

I used Waze and the 511la.org site the most and they both seemed up-to-date. Google maps seemed just as good also.

I think if you use those 3 in combination, you can't go wrong...